Christie praises Obama, doesn’t ‘give a damn’ about Romney photo op

[kpete]

Christie praises Obama, doesn’t ‘give a damn’ about Romney photo op

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Fox News co-host Steve Doocy wondered when Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was going to get some of the same benefits from the hurricane with a photo op in disaster-stricken New Jersey towns.

“Over the last couple of months, you have appeared throughout the country, Governor, on behalf of Mitt Romney,” Doocy remarked to Christie. “We hear that perhaps Mr. Romney may do some storm-related events. Is there any possibility that Gov. Romney may go to New Jersey to tour some of the damage with you?”

“I have no idea, nor am I the least bit concerned or interested,” Christie replied, immediately shutting down the idea. “I’ve got a job to do here in New Jersey that’s much bigger than presidential politics and I could (sic) care less about any of that stuff.”


“I have a job to do,” he added. “I’ve got 2.4 million people out of power, I’ve got devastation on the shore, I’ve got floods in the northern part of my state. If you think right now I give a damn about presidential politics then you don’t know me.”

the rest:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/10/30/christie-praises-obama-doesnt-give-a-damn-about-romney-photo-op/

[Barack_America]

1. In other words, Chris Christie for President 2016 has begun. nt

[barnabas63]

2. May be, but he gave the right answer...

Can't fault him for having his priorities straight.

[monmouth]

4. He's also giving a very concise and full report on the status of Jersey. I'm impressed..n/t

[pscot]

21. And the status of rMoney's presidential bid

which is circling the drain.

[REP]

53. He's a lot of things, but he's not stupid

Lets hope his actions match words for the people of NJ who need help.

[erpowers]

41. Yep

My thought was similar to your thought. It seemed that Chris Christie was making those statements because he planned to run in 2016.

[Bake]

57. Maybe -- just MAYBE -- he did it because he's the governor of the state ...

And he's trying to do his job.

I'm no Christie fan by any stretch of the imagination. But I'll give him credit when credit is due. Just like Haley Barbour (initially, at least) in Mississipi after Katrina.

Bake

[fishwax]

61. the two things aren't mutually exclusive

I'm not a fan of the man, but from what I've seen he seems to be handling this pretty well.

[INdemo]

47. Exactly ....

[joshcryer]

50. I came here to post that same thing.

Glad it's the first comment. It's so obvious it's not even funny.

[politicaljunkie41910]

3. Translation, he's running in 2016. This will be his resume.

[CherokeeDem]

5. I can't stand this man....

but I'm going to give him a pass on this...he does have a serious responsibility and he seems to be doing the best he can do for his state.

Let him get through this, then we can go after him...

[REP]

54. I loathe him less than other Repubs at the moment

Taking care of the people of NJ during this crisis is job one, and if he's doing that well without politicizing if, I can hold back on tearing him down for a few days.

[Botany]

6. If by doing the right thing for the people gets him ahead politically .....

..... I have no problem with that but from I have seen of Christie lately
he is like the POTUS and sees doing his job as more important than politics.

[Lucinda]

9. +1

[barnabas63]

10. Guess I'll just trash this thread..

I understand people don't like Christie, but honestly, why criticize him when he's handling a catastrophe? It just makes folks look petty. People's lives are depending him to do the right thing and he's trying to. So imo it's the time to put politics aside.

[.99center]

30. Was it petty of Christie to

criticize and distort the the actions of Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford during the peak of the catastrophe? And with the history of the feud between them it's hard to see Christie's actions as anything but political.

[Madam Mossfern]

36. No, I don't think it was petty

He was rightly pissed that the mayor would shirk his duty, just to thumb his nose at Christie.
It goes both ways, you see. Except in this case people's live were at stake and Atlantic City was the site of landfall - ground zero.

[.99center]

40. How did he shirk his duty?

Was it when he told the people that ignored his evacuation order to take cover when there wasn't enough time to leave safely? Would Christie prefer those that refused or didn't have the means to leave to not take cover? Maybe the mayor should of told the people who were making a last ditch effort to leave when it was already to late "you're on your own" and watched as people tried to evacuate during the hurricane.

[erpowers]

42. Not Putting Politics Aside

The problem those who are criticizing Chris Christie have is that they think he is not putting politics aside. The people who are criticizing Christie are not being petty. They think the only reason he does not want to do photo ops with Mitt Romney is that he (Christie) wants to run in 2016.

[oldbanjo]

59. Right now Romney would get in his way,

your right he is doing a good job in this situation. PS I don't care for him but I will give him credit if he deserves it.

[MADem]

11. He will have to lose weight first. He doesn't have the stamina right now, and

he won't have more stamina in four years if he doesn't do something about his health in the interim.

I haven't seen him lately--does he look a bit trimmer?

[Texin]

45. Exactly what I thought this morning as I was watching the latest reports coming out.

It was reinforced when he started praising Obama's responsiveness to providing Federal aid. I think it was yesterday and maybe the day before that some of these repug governors along the coast were posturing and telling Obama that they didn't need the Feds' help with this - shutup and stay the hell out of their states essentially - and Christie stepped up and as much as told these idiots to sit down and STFU.

I don't know what's gonna happen next week. Maybe we'll be treated to the mittster by all the fucking idiots that actually believe they don't need no stinkin Federal gubbinment. If so, they'll have gotten the gubbinment they deserve since they just luuurved being bent over and FUTA regularly by the rethugs. I'm just sorry that I'm gonna be bent over the barrel with them. I hope for the alternative but I'm losing optimism.

[bbrady42]

7. 2016's Giuliani

Just substitute "Sandy" for "9/11."

[PearliePoo2]

8. If the Mitt-Ster was hoping for an invite to "tour" the devastation with Christie

and "look" Presidential...the Governor just took a dump on that idea.
I'm thinking Mittens just soiled his temple garments.

[bamacrat]

13. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. n/t

[Atman]

12. Of course, Fox had to try to make it about Mitt.

God, those people are vile.

[freshwest]

18. +1

[txdemsftw]

14. I applaud Christie for doing the right thing.

There are more important things to worry about then what fake crap Mittens has up his sleeve to look 'Presidential.'

Good for you, Christie.

[bpj62]

15. Doocey is a Douche Bag

I am no fan of Chris Christie however that being said he is the Governor of a State that just got hit by a hurricane for the first time in one hundred years. Leave to the fox cohost to try and make a political situation out of a natural disaster. Fox and Friends is a waste of oxygen. Obama told the governors of the states that were going to be hit to be prepared and for the most part they listened. The Tea Party cannot and would not help these people and Christie knows it. Let Christie run for President is 2016. If Obama has a good 2nd term he will be pissing in the wind anyway. Obama showed what leadership is. He was direct and forceful in his annoucement yesterday and he had FEMA ready to go. He was not in a hanger eating cake while the levies broke.

[freshwest]

20. +1,000.

[Horse with no Name]

16. What is so telling is that Mittens is scratching on the door--wanting to be let in so he can have

his picture taken and President Obama and Christie are ignoring him and taking care of business.

That is going to leave a mark.

[John2]

24. The best part about this

Christie is admitting he can't do it alone. He needs help for the U.S. Government. It destroys the go it alone argument and State's Rights only. Reality smacked him in the face. The President just can't be a Businessman. President Obama is a President, not a businessman. Mitt is a good businessman but his other qualifications is lacking.

[cash__whatiwant]

17. hehehe

would love to see video and their reaction.

[darkangel218]

35. i posted the youtube video nt

[exboyfil]

19. Et tu Christie?

By the end Romney's only friend will be his dog. Wait a second - then again maybe not. He still has Ann at least.

[Bake]

60. Yes, but Queen Ann is still pissed at Mittens over the last two debates ...

so he's pretty much on his own, I think.



Bake

[Demsrule86]

22. Romney must be desperate

I can't believe Romney who can do nothing for Jersey would go there and disrupt the storm cleanup and rescue...

[lunasun]

31. Maybe Ryan can go in and pretend to clean up something already done by government workers???

[Arugula Latte]

23. Man, he hates Romney, which was evident in his me Me ME! speech at the RNC.

[MadrasT]

25. I know it's fashionable to shit on Christie on DU

But I have been watching all his press conferences (they run them all live on the local Philly station) and the man is doing what he's got to do to take care of his state.

Good for him.

The dump on Romney is cool collateral damage.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

28. +1. n/t

[Inuca]

43. Not to mention

the praise for Obama, also collateral damage .

Within the limits of his political perspective, I think Christie is not a bad governor (no stoning, please), and, given his varying but still surprisingly high approval ratings, it looks like quite a few dems in NJ think soo as well. As I mentioned elesewhere, after I heard his comments about the muslim judge he nominated for NJ Supreme Court, I will always have at least some level of respect for him.

[BouzoukiKing]

46. I'm not sure yet what's fashionable...

...on DU.

But Christie will run in 2016 - that seems pretty clear. And we'd best be working on him for the next four years, come what may. Because he's the most formidable opponent the Dems are likely to encounter.

He will peel off the independent voters like a chimpanzee with a banana, with his straight-talking bullshit. And his (odious) fiscal record will appeal to what will remain of the Teabaggers, without question.

I expect he'll disappear on 'vacation' in the next year or two, for some high-tech weight loss therapy at somewhere like Mayo - and surface a hundred pounds lighter.

Make no mistake about him - he's coming like a freight train. Hillary could probably deal with him, one on one (but she'll be 70 in 2016 - will she run? Really?). I'm not so sure about Elizabeth Warren.

[INdemo]

48. Thats one hell of a prediction when you dont know who the Democratic

candidate will be ,Hillary would be a favorite but then there is Coumo,Liz Warren,Senator Kaine, and many qualified Democrats that could win against Christie..but dont forget other Rpugs... Ryan will run,Bush will run....the slate will be overfilled

[Fawke Em]

52. Kaine and Coumo are too DLC.

Let's hope it's neither one of them (even though I like Kaine, personally - he's just too moderate for me).

[BouzoukiKing]

56. Perhaps, looked at in a certain way.

But my only prediction was that Christie would run. We'll see.

I'm not so sure about Jeb Bush - especially if Obama is re-elected, and completes his righting of the ship of state so trashed by Bush 43.

I'm not so sure about Ryan in 2016, either. He'll probably manage to keep his House seat this year - but again, if Obama is re-elected, I don't see him retaining his seat in 2014. Makes it tough...

[reformist2]

26. Major slam, from the unlikliest of people! I love it.

[AzDar]

27. "Storm-related events" ? Ugh. Vile partisan bullshit.

[rightsideout]

29. Kudos to Christie!

Our daughter called from Rutgers University very upset last night because at 1:00 am they woke up the kids out of the rooms to leave their dorms because the power went off so she wants to come home. She can if she wants because she has her car there but some of the roads are impassable including the main one out to get to the Jersey Turnpike. It's a 3 hour drive to home and could end up being more.

But since my daughter is temporary resident of NJ, I'm relieved to know that Christie takes this situation seriously and that between midnight last night and 2 am efforts were being working out to declare NJ a disaster area which could speed up the process to get thing back to normal.

To me that means both Obama and Christie they are taking this seriously and looking out for their citizens.

I just wish Rutgers could have been a bit more civil to the kids about leaving the dorms and their stuff at that late hour.

[Whovian]

33. I dissed Christie the other day. I take it back.

That took some guts for a man with an (R) behind his name.

[darkangel218]

34. Here is the youtube video:

&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[coalition_unwilling]

37. Translation: Romney is toast. Sayonara Mitt! - n/t

[MoonRiver]

38. Sickening! All the Thugs think about is proping up their candidate!

Good for Christie standing up to this crap.

[Lex]

39. I don't think Christie likes Romney worth a damn. nt

[customerserviceguy]

55. If Mittens wins, then Christie has to wait until 2020 to run

He probably knows he'll have his first heart attack by then, and I don't see how he can remain governor of NJ for that long.

[libdem4life]

44. Let's send Mitt out behind closed doors (no photo ops there) to do what he does best...

get private investments...to help out NY, NJ et al. Maybe that slush account he has stashed using the Mormon Church can be seed money? Bain partners? Then we'll give him some attention...until then, Mitt, STFU. The grownups are busy.

[ejbr]

49. A visual representation of this exchange

Doocy /Christie

[fadedrose]

51. Okay Letterman, give the man a kind word for a change :)

[DallasNE]

58. But He Does Give A Damn About Presidential Politics

Just not 2012 presidential politics. Christie has his cameramen building up his 2016 resume' as we speak.

[Texas Lawyer]

62. Christi will use this tragedy to "Giuliani" his name to the front page -- preparing for Christi 2016

[Blanks]

63. Noun verb Sandy - Christie 2016.

Kind of puts all of his 'austerity speak' on hold while they rebuild the state.

The rate of unemployment in New Jersey is going to dip seriously from this in the coming months.

Watch him take credit for all of the job creation. Even though it will be because of federal emergency disaster relief. They will be rebuilding roads, bridges, levees... The jobs bill that the republican controlled congress refused America; granted to New Jersey.

This is gonna make Christie look like a political genius. It's time to start pointing that out; this is how economics works. New Jersey will not succeed because of his policies, but rather; because he was governor of a state that was hit by a hurricane when a responsible president was in office.

All that Christie deserves credit for is accepting assistance. Very heroic indeed. He knows what's going on. Give him a year to start taking credit for how his greatness as governor has created more jobs in New Jersey than any other state.